AARP Commends Senators Baucus And Grassley's Plan To Create A Value-Based Purchasing Program For Inpatient Hospital Care In Medicare

Main Category: Medicare / Medicaid / SCHIP
Also Included In: Caregivers / Homecare;  Seniors / Aging
Article Date: 25 Nov 2008 - 4:00 PDT

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"As we begin work to overhaul a broken health care system during a time of economic distress, value-based purchasing is an idea whose time has come.

"AARP commends Senators Baucus and Grassley for acting on their long-held commitment to refocus our health care system on results (how we get and stay healthy) and not mechanics (which doctors we can see for what treatments at a cost of how much).  Their plan to establish value-based purchasing for hospital care in Medicare is a critical first step to fixing a fundamental flaw endemic to our entire health care system.

"We share the strong desire of Senators Baucus and Grassley to pay for quality - not quantity - of care.  It's just common sense, and we look forward to working with them to make sure this is part of any reform to Medicare or the broader health care system."

Jim Dau
AARP/Senior Manager of Media Relations/Health
601 E St. NW, A9-450/Washington, DC  20049

http://www.aarp.org

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